Obits
Todd Allen Hosler, 61, Ottawa, died Friday, March 22, 2024, at his home.
He was born June 7, 1962, in Holton, the son of Francis and Carol Curtis Hosler. He graduated from Jackson Heights High School in 1980. He lived throughout northeast Kansas most of his life and lived in Ottawa the past two...
Bernita Wilda Basnett, 82, Hoyt, passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2024, peacefully at home with her daughter and granddaughter by her side.
Bernita, fondly known as “Grandma Bea” by many, was born on April 29, 1941, in Concordia, to Max and Maxine Sterling. She attended high school in Concordia...
Jimmie Jean “Jim” Roberts, 86, Topeka, died Tuesday, March 12, 2024.
He was born Oct. 29, 1937 in Auburn, Kansas, the son of Frank and Vella Littrell Roberts. He graduated from Highland Park High School.
Mr. Roberts served in the Kansas National Guard as a heavy equipment mechanic for 37 years...
Kenneth L. Farmer, 95, of Holton, passed away at Vintage Park in Holton on Saturday, March 23, 2024.
He was born Aug. 20, 1928, the only child of James L. Farmer and Katie G. (Shupe) Farmer. He was raised on a farm near Circleville, attended Circleville Grade School and graduated from Circleville...
Barbara E. Grau, 77, Soldier, died Friday, March 22, 2024, at her home.
She was born June 20, 1946, at Sabetha, the daughter of Vernon and Dorothy Woolaway Renyer. She graduated from Auburn High School in 1964.
Mrs. Grau worked for the U.S. Marine Corps, and then for 33 years in administration at...
Jean Alice Manuel, 86, Havensville, died Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.
She was born Sept. 18, 1937, at Newton, the daughter of Mack and Ethlyn Hargett Fellingham. She graduated from Phillips High School in Phillips, Texas in 1956.
Mrs. Manuel was a full-time farm...
Barbara Sue Bradley, 90, Lee’s Summit, Mo., formerly of Goff, died Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at St. Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, Mo.
She was born Nov. 14, 1933, in Trenton, Mo., the daughter of Robert S. and Peggy M. Clark Johnson. She graduated from St. Agnes High School in Kansas City in...
Donna Marie Griffin, 69, Topeka, died Monday, March 18, 2024, at her home after a brief illness.
She was born March 11, 1955, in Holton, the daughter of Harold R. and Betty Marie Lacey Kolbek. She graduated from Holton High School.
Ms. Griffin worked as a clerk for Blue Cross and Blue Shield and as...
Betty Jane Fund, 80, of Wetmore, passed away Monday, March 18, 2024, at her home.
She was born Sept. 12, 1943, in Andrews, S.C., the daughter of Dempsey and Dorothy Mae (Martin) Cooper.
Betty graduated from Williamsburg High School in 1962. Due to the fact her father had been disabled, Betty was...
Theodore Lynn “Ted” VanDonge, 54, of Holton, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2024, at Holton Community Hospital, as the result of a fall.
He was born July 1, 1969, in Ft. Carson, Colo., the son of Larry and Linda (Holliday) VanDonge.
Ted graduated from Jackson Heights High School in 1987 and earned...
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